Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010)

With more Democrats saying they would not support former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman as the next FBI director, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal declined to say Friday whether he would support his friend for the job.

Blumenthal said many Senate Democrats share the same view that he has — that the next FBI chief should have an extensive criminal justice background and should be above politics.

Lieberman, 75, has not been nominated for the position, but the White House says he is President Donald Trump's leading choice for the job. The White House also said that no pick would be announced Friday as Trump left for an eight-day overseas trip that will bring him to Saudi Arabia,...

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